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Abit KT7a , Athlon 1800+
Name: Pegasus rider Date: July 24, 2002 at 11:04:42 Pacific
Comment:
I want to upgrade my system which is currently as follows : AMD Duron 750 Abit Kt7a (Kt133a) 384 megs Pc 133 Hyundai Asus Pure Geforce II GTS SB Live Value 20 gig 5400rpm ATA 66 Seagate HDisk
I got like 300 US dollars.Now i want the best upgrade to my sytem.I was thinking of a getting an Athlon XP 1800/2000. I have update my KT7z bios to 3R. Is my mobo compatible with 1800XP/2000XP ? I dont want to go DDr as yet. help would be appreciated !
Name: wabo 100 Date: July 24, 2002 at 13:02:00 Pacific
Reply:
why not upgrade the mobo and cpu, you can get an asus or soyo mobo with the asv333 chipset for around 150 and an athlon xp 2000 aorunt the same, but check for ram compatability and such before.
just a thought
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Response Number 3
Name: Abell Date: August 13, 2002 at 08:58:25 Pacific
Reply:
I have a kt7a with raid. It runs the 1800XP great. No need for a new mobo.
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